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Total population: 2 051 000
Income Group: High
Percentage of population living in urban areas: 98.8%
Population proportion between ages 30 and 70 years: 54.2%
Age-standardized death rates*
Proportional mortality (% of total deaths, all ages, both sexes)*
250
Injuries
23%
age-standardized death rate per 100,000
males
Cardiovascular
diseases
24%
females
200
Communicable,
maternal, perinatal
and nutritional
conditions
8%
150
100
Cancers
18%
50
Chronic respiratory
diseases
1%
Other NCDs
17%
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cancers
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Diabetes
Diabetes
9%
2012
Total deaths: 2,700
NCDs are estimated to account for 69% of total deaths.
Premature mortality due to NCDs*
The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 years from the 4 main NCDs is 14% .
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Females
1,200
1,200
1,000
1,000
Number of deaths
Number of deaths
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Males
800
600
400
200
0
2000
800
600
400
200
2002
2004
2006
Cancers
2008
Diabetes
2010
0
2000
2012
Cardiovascular Diseases
2002
2004
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
2006
2008
2010
2012
Other NCDs
Adult risk factors
males
females
total
Current tobacco smoking (2011)
...
...
...
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010)
1.8
0.4
1.5
27.1%
19.1%
25.0%
31.3%
38.1%
33.2%
Raised blood pressure (2008)
Obesity (2008)
National systems response to NCDs
Has an operational NCD unit/branch or department within the Ministry of Health, or equivalent
Yes
Has an operational multisectoral national policy, strategy or action plan that integrates several NCDs and shared risk factors
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce unhealthy diet and/or promote healthy diets
Yes
Has evidence-based national guidelines/protocols/standards for the management of major NCDs through a primary care approach
Yes
Has an NCD surveillance and monitoring system in place to enable reporting against the nine global NCD targets
No
Has a national, population-based cancer registry
Yes
* The mortality estimates for this country have a high degree of uncertainty because they are not based
on any national NCD mortality data (see Explanatory Notes).
… = no data available
World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles , 2014.